COMMENTARIES
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Presidential Elections in Maldives: A Pre-Poll Analysis
N Manoharan · 03 Sep, 2013 · #4106 · Commentary
After much political drama, Maldives will witness second multi-party presidential elections on 7 September 2013. If the first round fails to throw decisive results, the second round has been scheduled on 28 September (21 days stipulated time...
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IPCS Discussion
International Crisis Group (ICG) Report: Iran’s New President and the Nuclear Talks
Pratima Koirala · 03 Sep, 2013 · #4105 · Commentary
Initial Remarks
Prof PR Chari, Visiting Professor, IPCS:
Prof Chari found the ICG Report very well researched and of high quality. At the same time, he also stated that the footnotes were too elaborate and made the reading process difficult.
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Indian Mujahideen: After Yasin Bhatkal's Arrest
N Manoharan · 31 Aug, 2013 · #4104 · Commentary
When Yasin Bhatkal, cofounder of Indian Mujahideen (IM) was arrested on 29 August 2013 at India-Nepal border, there was more of disbelief than relief. The incredulity was because he operated with different aliases – Ahmed Siddibappa, ...
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Sri Lankan Claims to Kachchatheevu: A Rejoinder
V Suryanarayan · 30 Aug, 2013 · #4103 · Commentary
This commentary is in response to an article entitled 'Kachchatheevu: A Matter of Sri Lanka's Sovereignty' (27 August 2013) by C Vivekananthan, published in the Sri Lanka based Daily Mirror. Vivekananthan’s arguments can be summe...
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China and Myanmar: The Great Game of the Gas Pipeline
Teshu Singh · 30 Aug, 2013 · #4102 · Commentary
The first phase of a China-Myanmar-South Korea-India gas pipeline venture was started in July 2013. Together, they will explore the resources of ‘Shwe Fields’. The pipeline will start from Kyaukryu port in Rakhine State on the west c...
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India-Myanmar Border: Is there a Third Player?
Yves-Marie Rault · 30 Aug, 2013 · #4101 · Commentary
On 22 August 2013, Myanmarese troops crossed the border and began to set up a camp in a village of Manipur located 3 km from the international border pillar number 76. The officer in charge claimed to be in his jurisdiction, blaming the Indian o...
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Half Yearly Review
Myanmar's Transition: Challenges of Continuing and Emerging Conflicts
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 26 Aug, 2013 · #4100 · Commentary
fThe in-transition Myanmar's attempts to leave its violent and divisive past continues to be thwarted both by old mindsets, and also by the opportunities for nuisance the state's apparent openness has bestowed on some groups of people. G...
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Indian Ocean Region: Can New Delhi Guarantee Regional Stability?
Barana Waidyatilake · 23 Aug, 2013 · #4099 · Commentary
With the recent launch of its first indigenously-developed aircraft carrier, India has announced its entry into yet another elite club. Historically, developing naval power projection has been seen as a major indicator of ‘great power&rsqu...
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IPCS Special Commentary
From Jalalabad to LoC: Interpreting Pakistan Military’s Objectives behind the Offensive
D Suba Chandran · 23 Aug, 2013 · #4098 · Commentary
Suddenly there is an offensive against India by Pakistan’s military – both on its eastern and western fronts. If the suicide attack on the Indian embassy across the Durand Line, using its proxy came as a warning against India, subseq...
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IPCS Review
India and the Failed States Index
PR Chari · 22 Aug, 2013 · #4097 · Commentary
How one defines state failure lies at the heart of any meaningful analysis of the failed states index (FSI). According to the Washington-based Fund for Peace that designed the index, a failed state is recognized by:
• loss of control o...
